‘Robert was an NHL second-team all-star pick in 1974-75, the year the Sabres made their first Stanley Cup final after just five years in the NHL, losing to the Philadelphia Flyers. Robert played junior on the Trois-Rivieres Maple Leafs of the QMJHL in 1967-68, scoring a then-record 69 goals in 49 games and ironically winding up in Toronto for five games as a rookie in 1970-71, before being claimed by Pittsburgh.’